6 Books You Can Discuss At Thanksgiving, By Wine Glass

It’s Thanksgiving. Everyone’s sitting around the table. A hush descends. Rather than be held in the death-grip of panic, you have got this awkward silence covered. Because you have this handy list of books to talk about, rated by level of wine consumption.

Glass 1The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Almost everyone has an opinion on this book. This will start a lively discussion about what things people have gotten rid of, which will end in an argument that strains the bounds of civility when your uncle expresses disapproval of Kondo’s belief in animism.

Glass 3Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Even your Aunt Sarah has heard of the musical Hamilton by now. Start talking about the prize-winning bio it’s based on and you have got a good ten minutes of conversation as your mom argues over whether it’s “music” and your cousin says he doesn’t do books about dead people unless they’re zombies, which instead of going badly leads to an awesome Zombie Hamilton discussion.

Glass 4Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburgby Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik. You decide to chance it because despite her liberal fame, Ginsburg is old and cool, which is a type of person people normally like, and maybe the book can be discussed without your uncle referencing Donald Trump. This plan does not succeed.